Responses
Responses
1
The “White Like Me” Documentary exposes the deep racial division that shapes the U.S. creating a very tense environment. One of the key ideas in the documentary is the way it blends with the audience mind to things that are so open in the country. Perhaps, the documentary is shoed by real and factual ideas that show the deep polarization that has affected millions in the U.S. White Like Me, based on the work of acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise, explores race and racism in the US through the lens of whiteness and white privilege. In a stunning reassessment of the American ideal of meritocracy and claims that we’ve entered a post-racial society, Wise offers a fascinating look back at the race-based white entitlement programs that built the American middle class. It is true that the “White Like Me” Documentary is well crafted not only to expose racial division and racism but also shows its cause and possible solutions.
The “White Like Me” Documentary has elaborated the nature and values of common living that can only be addressed by fighting racism. The documentary uses terms that are well articulated within the American language that takes many forms and sides in reference to racism. The most common terms used in the “White Like Me” Documentary is ‘White-privilege, and ‘Whiteness.’ Perhaps the value of the documentary is built within its structure and flow that depicts how racism can be dangerous for the country. In his view, Wise believes that the failure of the leadership to come to terms with this legacy of white privilege continues to perpetuate racial inequality and race-driven political resentments today. To sum it up, the “White Like Me” Documentary addresses the most obvious issue of racism by showing how the lack of a cohesive approach to the problem is the sole reason for its growth. Wise acknowledges that in the midst of a racially divided society lies a misconception that has for decades made the public ignore the problem of racism. The “White Like Me” Documentary acknowledges that racism has created a scenario where the minority like the Blacks and immigrants feel left out and deeply biased in a system where the Whites rule supreme.
2 (a)
It is true that incredible ideas have been raised in the movie breakdown. The arguments raised have depicted how the issue of racism goes beyond a certain race or group. However, one of the weakest arguments made in the movie analysis is that the analyst fails to acknowledge that issues of division are biased and affect the Whites and Blacks as well. The argument lacks coherence because to start with, the Whites are the supreme race while the Blacks suffer in silence. The argument also lacks credible weight because it tends to show that the Whites are equally suffering from racism as the Blacks.
The issues on the ground tell a different story where the Blacks and other minority races are the key victims of this deeply rooted issue in the U.S. The argument on moving forward and forgetting the past is one sided and seeks to deny the people real view of the issue sat hand. The argument tends to sweep the past mistakes under the carpet forgetting that moving forward as a country can only begin when the past wounds are healed. Still, the argument lacks coherence as it seeks to demean the key role of cohesion that begins with acknowledging past mistake so that solutions can be founded on that failure. Therefore, the ideas and argument about racial division being an all people battle is misguided because it denies the fact the Whites rarely face the problem.
(b)
Argument Y carries more compelling ideas than X because it it’s the issue according to its weight and intensity. The argument Y does not look at racism as an inherent problem but one that deserves incredible analysis by addressing the past mistakes. In fact, Y states that, ‘ what we have to do to fix this problem, not brush it off, once again.’ This statement carries more weight as it seeks to expose how past mistakes have triggered the deep racial divisions. Y also shows that to solve an issue, it has to start with looking the past and realizing how the past failures have contributed to problems of racial divisions in the U.S. Therefore, the argument Y has a more compelling argument than X because of how it acknowledges the issue of racism as an ongoing issue that ahs its roots in the past mistakes. The argument also proposes for a suitable solution that has to be built around creating a framework that will first acknowledge and address historical racial injustices and mistakes.
3
In Witness: Voices from the Holocaust, Joshua M. Greene and Shiva Kumar weave a single and compelling narrative from the first-person accounts of twenty-seven witnesses, including camp survivors, American military personnel, a member of the Hitler Youth, a Jesuit priest, and resistance fighters. The vivid and detailed memories of these witnesses testify to the continuing impact of this human catastrophe, and their impassioned words lend immediacy to events that resonate to this day. Being a narrated story, the ‘In Witness’ brings into perspective real feelings, experiences, and the elements that shaped the life of those who went through the horrific events in the camp. One of the evident things is that the witnesses agree that the holocaust did not only affect them physically but also mentally.
It’s a staggeringly powerful record of the atrocities suffered by innocent men, women and children, and a potent weapon to fight those who dare deny the evils of the past. The description of the events in the camp tells a story of loss of humanity and that shaped the period. The documentary brings into perspective the deep loss of human value that was shaped by merciless killings and torture. Being a religious and politically motivated issue, the documentary shows that in the midst of selfish and inhumane ideas lies a huge setback to human development and growth. Perhaps the documentary is an eye opener to a dark history that was shaped by divisions and religious and political bias and killings. It illustrates beyond doubt that religious a d racial hatred can cause intense suffering and deaths.
4
The video brings in a basic and interesting perceptive the suffering of the European Jews and what the individuals in Europe did to intervene in helping the Jews. The rescue efforts ranged from individual approach to groups formation to help rescue the persecuted Jews. For example, a plant worker used his factory to save the Jews in the face of great danger. In Poland, assisting the Jews was very risky and those caught helping the Jews were killed and their houses burnt down. A witness in this documentary tells a very agonizing story of an individual who helped his family that led to the killing of the individual and his house torched. Some Jews survived because of the individual efforts of the Non-Jews in helping save them from the death’s jaws in the name of holocaust. In summary, the video is a summed-up description of how non-European Jews in helping the persecuted Jews at the height of holocaust.
It is true that the two arguments carry some incredible messages that are in a distinct way very opposite from each other. The first argument tends to bring and describe humanity as a every evolving force that is capable of many things. The second thesis offers a strong and positive message that tends to show the value of unity in confronting an issue that faces humanity. However, the first argument combines optimism with pessimism as it shows that huma beings are victims of their ignorance. As much as the first argument is strong and true, it fails to create a reliable image that cannot be derived in time of suffering. Still, the first argument does not offer a lasting solution to the inabilities that face human kind. Therefore, as much as it is hard to reconcile the two arguments, the second one carries more weight and optimism in trying to show the direction humankind should take in confronting future challenges.
5
The film is a breakdown of what many people and youths face, that is vacuum and lack of meaning in life. Dr. Frankl’s ideas tends to align with the idea that one survival increases a person’s ability survive the next problem. He insists that the sole role of a person is to find meaning in line. He asks a very interesting question, ‘what is the value of life?’ In his view the doctor believes that if a person loses the value of his or her life, he can be termed as sick and lost. Those who care for their lives do so by finding the meaning to life even in times of suffering. In 1944, Viktor Frankl, his wife Tilly, and Frankl’s sixty-five-year-old mother were transported to the death camp at Auschwitz that marked the core source of his ideas.
He refers to life as an interesting journey that only becomes fulfilling when one turns his tragedy and predicament into something worth living for and this brings happiness. In his testimony, Frankl shares that to be in the right state of mind, the value of life ahs to be rooted in an integral state of positive thinking that is both spiritual and ability to accepting what life brings. Some suffer and hope to die and this is what he refers to as weakness because it marks the beginning of loss of life. He found life in the midst of suffering and instead of giving up, he inspires that holocaust shaped his mental strength as it brought reality to his mind. His mind and spirit were committed to bring value in the hospital where many were suffering.
6
Both argument A and B have brought forward a strong message that ties to what Dr. Frankl found as the value of human life and suffering. However, argument A seems more compelling because it adds to the ideas by Frankl and illustrates how human suffering can be turned into strength and thus shape the destiny of an individual. Part A also defines that as much as people go through predicaments, it is that they do in life in the midst of suffering that defines their life. Therefore, A offers a very practical example of what defines human life and the value of not giving up to pressure and suffering.
The argument made about Frankl holds some weight and truth as the philosopher was a true reflection of what a human being ought to stand for in the midst of suffering. There are strong ideas that shapes what the Frankl stated that also show that it is possible to overcome daily challenges in life. To add on this, the argument carries incredible argument that shows that people can overcome any challenge in life.
7
The argument made about Frankl’s ideas is a strong as it shows the two sides of a coin. One of the key aspects of the argument is that it tries to strike a balance that shaped how people overcame holocaust. The argument also shows hat those who suffered in the midst of the holocaust did not give up but held their faith. To add on this, the argument is tied to a distinct view that is common to all individual in the sense that all people go through suffering but coming out victorious is all that matters in this journey. To sum it up, the argument has in a great way brought history to its true image and shape. The creative and excellent way of describing past events and creating the right tone to the audience goes far in modeling and making people understand how holocaust affected the victims and even their relatives and friends. Being a physical and psychological war, holocaust went beyond what human can handle but the witnesses in this documentary tell a different story of heroic and strength by overcoming the extra ordinary pain, suffering, and mental anguish in the hands of the enemy.
